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Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
Chien Ming Wang, who could just kick himself for his foot injury. Photo: Getty Images Baseball’s second half begins tonight, and since yesterday was literally the most boring day on the sports calendar (Kurt-Asle Arvesen won yesterday’s Tour de France stage, if you’re interested), the local papers took the opportunity to look ahead to the season’s final couple of months. John Harper in the Daily News...
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Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
The team from the Bronx has, understandably so, begun to falter a bit since their big winning streak and the loss of their number one starter, Chien Ming Wang. they are 5-5 in their last 10 games and seem to be slipping back into their win one, lose one mentality. What does that mean for [...]
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Taiwan Baseball (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
Che-Hsuan Lin was named to the 2008 World Roster for the upcoming All-Star Futures Game . He joins countrymen CFC, Chien-Ming Wang, Chin-Hui Tsao, Yung-Chi Chen, and last year's ASFG MVP Chin-Lung Hu - as participants in this prestigious event. CPBL: T-Rex 9 - Bulls 0: Rex starter Chien-Fu Chen's record is only 3-8, but he spun a gem of a game on Thursday against the Sinon Bulls. Chen threw a CG shutout,...
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Baseball America (Free subscription) | 06/26/2008
In the wake of Chien-Ming Wang's foot injury, the Yankees were forced to dip into their supply of minor league arms, and some of their finds were surprising.
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Sports Law Blog (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008
On Sunday, June 15, New York Yankees pitcher Chien-Ming Wang tore a tendon in his right foot and suffered ligament damage while rounding third base during a 13-0 victory and the finale of a series sweep against the Houston Astros. Wang improved his record to 8-2 for the season while lowering his ERA to 4.07. Wang was on the base paths after a fielder’s choice, and one of the results was the ire of...
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The New York Observer (Free subscription) | 06/23/2008
With Chien-Ming Wang on the shelf until at least September with a torn tendon in his foot, the Yankees are scrambling to replace one of the few givens in their 2008 rotation. The Wang Replacement Derby is wide-open—expect plenty of quick hooks and Plan Bs until New York settles on a pitcher—or trades for Cleveland’s soon-to-be free agent ace, C.C. Sabathia. Here is a guide to the likely participants,...
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Miami Herlad (Free subscription) | 06/23/2008
Only the most optimistic observer would have predicted that the Yankees' rotation would be in decent shape in late June despite zero wins from Phil Hughes and Ian Kennedy and the loss of Chien-Ming Wang to the disabled list.
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NY Daily News (Free subscription) | 06/23/2008
The calls started just after Chien-Ming Wang was hurt last week in Houston - Bronson Arroyo's friends jamming his cell phone, wondering if he's going to be the Yankees' midseason rotation fix.
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Yankees baseball blog (Free subscription) | 06/22/2008
As much as he may be missed, Chien-Ming Wang wouldn't have made much of a difference Saturday. With their ace out for the foreseeable future, the Yankees handed the ball to Dan Giese for his first big-league start, looking for...
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Ballbug (Free subscription) | 06/22/2008
Michael Salfino / SNY.tv : Sounding the Horne? — Yanks may have to take a look at Minor League prospect — The injury to workhorse starter Chien-Ming Wang seriously threatens to submerge the Yankees' playoff hopes, which already were taking on water despite the recent spate of wins against the overmatched National League.
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JSOnline (Free subscription) | 06/22/2008
When the New York Yankees lost ace Chien-Ming Wang for most of the season with a foot injury, they immediately...
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http://riveraveblues.com/feed (Free subscription) | 06/21/2008
So today’s the big day for Dan Giese, and we’ll see what life is like without Chien-Ming Wang for the Yankees. The Yankees are starting the post-Wang’s Injury Era with 31-year-old Dan Giese. He is making his first Major League start. In 7.3 innings in long relief this year for the Bombers, Giese has allowed six [...]
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NY Daily News (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008
In contrast to the toxic environment engulfing the other team in town, all is rosy in Yankeeland these days and figures to remain so for the foreseeable future, with the possible exceptions of when Chien-Ming Wang's turn in the rotation comes up.
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TBO > Sports (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008
Chien-Ming Wang, SP (Yankees) - Wang is expected to miss two months after spraining his right foot and partially tearing a tendon while running the bases Sunday against the Astros. It is optimistic to believe Wang will be back at full strength by October. Dan Giese will make a spot start against Cincinnati on Saturday in Wang's place. He is worth a look in AL-only leagues.
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Bugs and Cranks (Free subscription) | 06/19/2008
Sidney Ponson? Are you kidding me? Desperate for starting pitching depth with Chien-Ming Wang, Phil Hughes and Ian Kennedy on the shelf, the Yankees Wednesday signed the well-traveled, often-troubled right-hander. Ponson was recently released by the pitching-poor Texas Rangers despite a 4-1 record and 3.88 ERA. When the Rangers released him, GM Jon Daniels blamed Ponson for [...]
